Improvement in augers



W. WELLS.'

. A Auger.' 1- 940.162.874'

.Patented Mii-y 4.1875.

NITED STATES PATENT QEEIO'E,

WILLIAM WELLS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO G. B. JOHNSON, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN Anciens.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 62,874, dated May 4, 1875 application filed February 24, 1875.

To all whom 'itl may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WELLS, of Cleveland, in the count-y State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Angers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in. the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in angers, whereby the shafts ofthe said angers may be extended to any desired length; and consists in providing auxiliary shanks that have 'rangs upon each of their ends, and a double socket or coupling, whereby the shank otthe auger may be lengthened by inserting the tang of its shank into one end of the double socket or coupling, and 'inserting into the other end one ot' the tangs shank.

In the drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal central section of my improved auger. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved handle or brace.

A is a handle or brace. Bis a light open frame-work, consisting` of an upper longitudinal bar, b, alower longitudinal bar, b, and three ring-shaped portions, b, the whole forming a socket for the reception of the handle, which socket is slightly tapering toward one end, whereby the handle may be closely wedged in. O is a latch; O', a lug or screw for oper ating the latch, and C a spiral spring for pressing the latch into the notch of the tang. l) is the throat for receiving the tang. E is of Cuyahoga and.

ofthe extra 4 the auger-shank; F its talig. G is the extra shank, provided with similar tangs G at-its two ends. H is a double socket or coupling` for receiving the tang of the auger-shank and one of the tangs ofthe extra shank G.

The object in making the extra shank G with a tang at each end is obvious: rst, it is of very simple and cheap construction, and, therefore, will admit of making a number of these extra shanks without the necessity of -forniing upon the said shanks couplings or sockets for receiving the tang ot' the auger.

The operation of the device is obvious from the drawings. When the operator desires to lengthen his auger he removes the bit from the brace and inserts the tang of the auger into oneend of the double socket or coupling; he inserts the tang at one end of the extra shank into the other end; he then connects the free end of the extra shank with the brace in the usual manner.

What I claim as new, and desire' to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a means of extending the length of an augershank the combination with the bra-ce and the bit of an intermediate double socket or coupling and the extra shank G, provided `with a tang at each of its ends, substantially as and for the purpose described.`

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specitcation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

t WILLIAM' WELLS. Witnesses:

FRANCIS ToUMEY, THOMAS B. HALL. 

